Most pictures are near the proposed racetrack development site.
Most pictures are near the proposed racetrack development site.
The Stop the Racetrack Coalition in River Falls, Wisconsin is busy working on strategies to stop the proposed racetrack in our beautiful city by Kinnik Development Group, LLC. We have many people wanting to join the efforts to prevent this initiative, which would negatively affect the quality of lives of those who live in and around our community.
At this time, a core group, including administrators on the Stop the River Falls Racetrack Facebook, citizens monitoring city planning, representatives from various environmental organizations and land use advocates - is meeting to establish strategies to prevent the racetrack and proposed development.
We need everyone affected by and interested in the prevention of this initiative to stand up to prevent it from occurring. This website, which is a work in progress, will update regularly with information that can Stop the Racetrack in River Falls. Please check back regularly for research, meeting notes, calls to action activities, and more. Documents for this initiative are updated regularly at: Click Here.
The Racetrack Proposal is in conflict with existing "future land-use" designations in the city’s current comprehensive plan. These future land-use designations - which River Falls citizens and adjacent property owners have used to make decisions about where to live, what property to purchase, etc. were approved by the community through a formal process. This is a key reason the planning commission and River Falls City Council should tell Kinnik Development Group "no” to a Racetrack in our River Falls community.
Your property taxes likely will increase when the City of River Falls pays for sewer, road work, and financing for the developer of this private club, a racetrack which is for members only.
Water, gasoline, oil runoff near compromised creeks. Clear cutting of trees. Damage to wildlife, air quality. Click Here for more information.
You will deal with gridlock driving on freeway exits and nearby intersections. Emergency vehicle response may be slower due to daily racetrack traffic and frequent events for 5,000 people. Click Here for more information.
You will hear the track even if you live miles away. Noise is a health hazard. Click Here for more information. Imagine your life in River Falls with race car sounds from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.: Click Here.
The value of your home likely will drop if you are within a couple miles of the track. Click Here for more information.
"The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust is strongly opposed to the proposed Kinnick Development racecourse along the South Fork of the Kinnickinnic River and its unnamed tributaries. This project is bad for the environment, the Kinnickinnic River, and the community. A development of this type would greatly disturb the environment along the South Fork east of River Falls. This area includes a stretch of the river, two tributaries, floodplain, woodlands, and wetlands that currently help to keep the Kinni running cold and clear." Click Here for more information on this. - from Charles Rader, Board President
Let's focus on just the first statement in the plan:
The Comprehensive plan sets the tone for the 20-year vision for the City of River Falls. The Comprehensive Plan will guide the community's future physical, social, and economic development to ensure River Falls is a THRIVING, PEOPLE-CENTERED, AND ENVIRONMENT-CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY.
This Racetrack goes against much of the Vision, Mission, and Statement posted the City of River Falls website: Click Here.
THE RACETRACK DEVELOPMENT WILL COST TAXPAYERS MONEY, LOWER PROPERTY VALUES, HURT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OF CITIZENS.
Take Action to Stop the River Falls Racetrack: Click Here. Empower Yourself to Act by Telling City Planners to Focus on the Values Subscribed for OUR City.
Know Our City Ordinances: Click Here.
Click Here for City of River Falls Comprehensive plan info.
See River Falls Vision, Mission, and Values Statements: Click Here.
Concerned citizens have started a general petition to Stop the Racetrack in River Falls by Kinnik Development Group, LLC. The petition was initiated on the Facebook page "Stop the River Falls Racetrack".
If interested, CLICK HERE. Please Note: Any mention of a donation does NOT go to the Stop the Racetrack organization; it goes to the platform. You do NOT need to donate to the platform if you don't want to.
This video shows a meeting held at the Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls (UUSRF) on July 20, 2022 after the congregation was presented with a request to purchase their property. Click here for more information on the meeting.
Please submit information you would like to see posted on this website. Cite your sources so the facts can be verified. This website is dedicated to sharing facts about the proposed racetrack or similar developments. Please use Facebook "Stop the River Falls Racetrack" to post opinions about the initiative.
A special thanks goes out to the "Stop the Racetrack" of Rice County, Minnesota group, who created this website for fighting the Wolf Creek Autobahn proposal, an initiative by the same land developer Neal Krzyzaniak.This website is a great foundation for the Stop the Racetrack in River Falls, Wisconsin.
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